Happy Victorious Woman Month!!

It seemed like just one small thing that winter when I filed the paperwork. It was late April when it was approved. By year's end, there it was listed in the McGraw-Hill Chase’s Calendar of Events:

International Victorious Woman Month

It was exciting in my little world! I celebrated by inviting friends, colleagues and neighbors to a potluck at my house. Who knew then what it could and would become.

Since then, not only do I celebrate it with my Victory Chicks Community, but so do others…all around the world! International Victorious Woman Month has prompted many local governments and companies to single out one woman or a group of women and publicly applaud their talents – in honor of Victorious Woman Month.

In addition, I've written articles and blog posts and, with the help of my friend Google, I’ve seen articles about Victorious Woman Month in Huffington Post, Blogher and other women’s sites, as well as on individual blogs. They talk about goals, self-care or some other good thing that Victory Chicks, like you, want in your life.

Whenever I see someone - besides me, and whom I don’t know - reference Victorious Woman Month, it’s really exciting. Sometimes it’s even in a language I can’t read – and that’s almost more exciting!

I’m sharing all that with you for two reasons:

You don’t have to be a millionaire or one of Forbes most powerful women to make an impact. I’m not either one of those – not yet, at least ;-). Yet that didn’t stop me from doing the one small thing that created International Victorious Woman Month…or doing any of the other things that help me fulfill what I believe is my purpose. That is, helping Victory Chicks, like you, BE MORE – DO MORE – HAVE MORE of a life you LOVE living.

Remind you that you can do that – you can have more of a life you love living. You just have to take a step in that direction. It could be just one small thing, but it's a step that puts you on a path. Then you take another step…and another. Those steps don’t have to be big ones. And EVERY step counts, no matter how small.

That’s what victory stretches are all about…small steps that take you out of your status quo, out of your comfort zone, and into that richer, fuller experience of the life you are born to live. And those are victories – even if they are the smallest, tiniest steps, they're like muscle-building exercises. The muscle you build are your victory muscles

And, lord knows I understand this: some things stick and some don’t. The trick is that you just keep trying. Eventually, all the “sticky ones” add up and make a difference – for you, your family, your community… maybe even the world.

Over ten years ago, I did my first interview for my first book, Victorious Woman! Shaping Life's Challenges into Personal Victories, with the amazing Jean Ott. Jean didn’t have an easy time of it in her earlier life. However, she was determined to be victorious in her life. She kept learning and growing. Eventually she broke through glass ceilings in corporate America. Then Jean started Women Unlimited, the women’s leadership company that has put thousands of young women on a path to success.

Jean had this piece of advice:

“It’s never too late to start a new journey;it doesn’t have to be a big journey,it can be a little one.Just start it.You can tell yourself ‘OK, I’m going to give this a shot.If it doesn’t work, I’ll try something else’.But start it."

What is something you want to start but haven't yet? What's one small thing you can do to get it started?

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